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Microchip Technology (News - Alert) Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of
microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today
announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash
dividend on its common stock of 35.3 cents per share. The dividend is
payable on March 7, 2013 to stockholders of record on February 21, 2013.
Microchip initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the third
quarter of fiscal year 2003 and has increased its dividend 36 times
since its inception.

"Microchip grew its cash and investments balance to $1.77 billion at
December 31, 2012, and our cash generation continues to be very strong,"
said Steve Sanghi, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board. "Our Board of Directors authorized an increase in our
quarterly cash dividend to a record 35.3 cents per share, a
demonstration of our ongoing commitment to return value to our
stockholders."

Cautionary Statement:

The statements contained in this release relating to cash generation
continuing to be very strong and our commitment to return value to our
stockholders are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to:
actual cash flows generated from and used in the operation of our
business; actual or projected levels of capital expenditures; our
balance of cash and investments and whether such cash and investments
are in the U.S. or foreign accounts; the tax impact of distributing
accumulated earnings and profits held by our foreign ubsidiaries to the
U.S.; changes in the tax rates that our stockholders pay on our
dividends; the impact of any significant acquisitions we may make; our
ability to realize the expected benefits of our SMSC acquisition,
changes in demand or market acceptance of our products and the products
of our customers; the mix of inventory we hold and our ability to
satisfy short-term orders from our inventory; changes in utilization of
our manufacturing capacity and our ability to effectively manage our
production levels; our ability to control the level of operating
expenses relative to our level of revenues; competitive developments
including pricing pressures; the level of orders that are received and
can be shipped in a quarter; the level of sell-through of our products
through distribution; changes or fluctuations in customer order patterns
and seasonality; costs and outcome of any current or future tax audit or
any litigation involving intellectual property, customers or other
issues; disruptions in our business or the businesses of our customers
or suppliers due to natural disasters (including any floods in
Thailand), terrorist activity, armed conflict, war, worldwide oil prices
and supply, public health concerns or disruptions in the transportation
system; and general economic, industry or political conditions in the
United States or internationally.

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer
to Microchip's filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. You can obtain copies of
Forms 10-K and 10-Q and other relevant documents for free at Microchip's
website (www.microchip.com)
or the SEC's (News - Alert) website (www.sec.gov)
or from commercial document retrieval services.

Stockholders of Microchip are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such
statements are made. Microchip does not undertake any obligation to
publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events,
circumstances or new information after this February 7, 2013 press
release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

About Microchip:

Microchip Technology Incorporated is a leading provider of
microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing
low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to
market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide.
Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding
technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more
information, visit the Microchip website at www.microchip.com.

The Microchip logo and name are registered trademarks of Microchip
Technology Incorporated.

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